HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1240 (2)Re 'on F Aginiz Advisory Committee 2 ap intments : No nominations were submitted,
and Commissioner Williams made a otio to postpone the two appointments until the July meeting.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: A comment period was offered, but no one desired to speak.
NEW BUSINESS: Commissioner Johnson said Mrs. Blumenstein had sent a letter to the board
about the elections equipment required by the NC State Board of Elections. Johnson said the cost of the
ballots, using the state's mandated vendor, was $30,215.05 compared to a local printer's cost of $9,639.63.
Johnson said the $30,000 was three times the budgeted amount, and the ballot stock vendor, Printelect had
been guaranteed a monopoly by the state. He said this was another example of the state's poor management.
Mr. Johnson requested the clerk to draft a letter, to be signed by the Chairman and sent to the NCACC and
the legislative delegation, about the ballot costs.
Additionally, Johnson said the state budget did not repeal any of the tax increases, and as a matter
of fact, there were over 200 pork barrel projects included with the smallest one being $10,000.
ACTING COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mrs. Blumenstein said a new federal law
would require local governments to withhold three percent from every payment made to vendors for goods
and supplies. She said the money would then be remitted to the federal government. Blumenstein noted
that Iredell County would be exempted from the action due to being below the $100 million threshold for
supplies/services; however, the reductions local governments received through the bidding procedures
would be impacted. She said the larger units of government would have to withhold the three percent, and
vendors would probably be less willing to give governmental units a better price. Blumenstein said a
senator from Idaho had introduced legislation seeking to reverse the new law. She said that even though
Iredell County would not have to do any of the withholding at the present, the federal government might
start lowering the threshold in the future.
CLOSED SESSION: At 9:40 P.M., Chairman Tice made a motion to enter into closed session
pursuant to G.S. 143.318.11 (a) (3) — Attomey/Client.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
(RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT 9:50 P.M.)
ADJOURNMENT: OTIO by Chairman Tice to adjourn the meeting until Tuesday,
July 18, 2006 at 5:00 P.M., for the briefing session (South Wing Conference Room) and 7:00 P -M., for
the regular business session (Commissioners' Meeting Room), in the Iredell County Government Center,
200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
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